"Loopers"

#12786081

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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#12786082

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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#12786083

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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#12786084

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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#12786086

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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#12786087

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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#12786092

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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#12786094

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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#12786095

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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#12786097

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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#12786105

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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#12171835

18 March 2025

A view of the Black Looper (Hyposidra Talaca), Or Black Inch Worm, in Tehatta, India, on March 18, 2025.

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#12171837

18 March 2025

A view of the Black Looper (Hyposidra Talaca), Or Black Inch Worm, in Tehatta, India, on March 18, 2025.

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#12171839

18 March 2025

A view of the Black Looper (Hyposidra Talaca), Or Black Inch Worm, in Tehatta, India, on March 18, 2025.

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#11540753

2 September 2024

A green cloverworm (Hypena scabra) in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on August 25, 2024.

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#11413953

17 July 2024

Achaea janata, commonly known as the Castor Semi-looper or Croton Caterpillar, is an erebid moth. The caterpillars are called 'semi-loopers' due to their distinctive mode of locomotion. This species is found in the Indo-Australian tropics and subtropics, extending south to New Zealand and east through the Pacific archipelagos to Easter Island. It is a major pest of castor plants worldwide. As they feed on the castor oil plant, the caterpillars may become extremely poisonous. They damage foliage, resulting in defoliation and a reduction in the photosynthesis process. They also attack stems, boring into them, which can cause the entire plant to wilt and die. A Castor Semi-looper (Achaea janata) was observed sitting on the wall of a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on 16/07/2024.

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